Principles for Relationships from God's Word by Claudio Consuegra

Divorce facts – 3

“With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding. Job 12:13 (NKJV)

When we got married we made the commitment to stay together until the end of our life. Many have decided to end their marriage a lot sooner. Today we continue to list the 24 divorce facts you may not have heard before as reported by MSN.[i]

In Italy, nearly half of divorce proceedings mention the social networking app Whatsapp. Divorces related to the use of social media are on the increase in many parts of the world.

Research shows that if only one of the partners smokes, a divorce is 75 to 91 percent more likely. Consider that the detrimental health effects of smoking are not just for the smoker but for those around.

In 2011, a 99-year-old Italian man divorced his wife of 60 years after he found that his 96-year-old wife had an affair in the 1940s. While affairs can be devastating, they don’t have to bring a marriage to an end. Many have found forgiveness and their marriage has been restored to the intimacy they longed for.

Couples who have a lavish wedding are more vulnerable to divorce. Considering the average wedding nowadays costs about thirty thousand dollars, couples would be better off with a simpler wedding, and being surrounded by those who truly love them and want to be there. Instead of starting their life together with debts caused by a lavish wedding, enter your life together on a more positive, solid financial footing.

Couples with children are less likely to get divorced; however, the chances of divorce increase in case of twins or triplets. It is also important to consider that some childless couples who have ongoing conflict think the solution to their problems is to have children only to find out that having children only increases their conflict. They would be better off working on their marital issues and learn to manage them before taking the step of having children.

Father God, there are many reasons why people get divorced, but there are also many reasons to stay together. Help us to focus on the latter and find all the good things about our relationship together.